Basic spices

chicken thighs and 3 chicken drumsticks • potatoes • large carrot • mustard • Salt to taste • Garlic powder • Black pepper • Chicken bouillon powder or chicken-flavored seasoning from your country

For the Chicken: • chicken breast • garlic • Salt • Black pepper • Cornmeal • For the Sweet and Sour Sauce: • onions • orange • Tomato sauce • Vinegar • Sugar •

lentils (1 kg) • ground or chopped beef (500 grams) • onion • garlic clove • sausage (200 grams) • Potatoes • Rice

---- For the Steak: • beef steak (about 500 grams) • large onions • Soy sauce • Mustard • Salt • Black pepper • ---- For the Curry Sauce: • Curry paste or powder • Mayonnaise • Mustard • white vinegar (15 ml) •

chicken breasts • green or red apples • celery stalks • medium potatoes (optional) • heavy cream (250 ml) • mayonnaise (100 ml) • Black pepper to taste • Salt • Rosemary to taste • lemon • cold water (480 ml)

chicken breast • linguine or spaghetti noodles • bell peppers (any color) • carrots • large red onion • sugar • chicken bouillon cube • To taste, ginger • To taste, soy sauce • To taste, oil • To taste, vinegar • To taste, black pepper

flour (about 120 grams) • cocoa powder (about 50 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • oil (about 60 ml) • milk or water (about 180 ml) • baking powder (about 12 grams) • Vanilla extract, • large eggs • sweetened condensed milk (about 14 oz or 400 grams) • cocoa powder (about 7 grams) • Chocolate sprinkles, • Sugar •

large red bell peppers, roasted (about 3 cups) • sun-dried tomatoes • nutritional yeast • plant-based milk (such as almond or oat) • tahini (sesame paste) • red pepper flakes • Salt and black pepper to taste • macaroni or elbow pasta (I used quinoa pasta), cooked al dente • chopped parsley • Grated Parmesan cheese to taste

beef steak (about 2 kg) • Breadcrumbs • Eggs • Salt • Black pepper • Ground cumin • Garlic powder • Vinegar • Parsley • Oil

chicken breast (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams), boneless and cut into small cubes • medium onions, finely diced • medium tomato, diced • large bell pepper, cut into thin strips • ground annatto (achiote or urucu) • rice (about 400 grams) and 6 cups hot boiled water (about 1.4 liters) • Cumin, black pepper, and salt to taste

beef tripe (500 grams) • eggs • All-purpose flour • Cornstarch • Water • Ground cumin • Black pepper • Salt • Vegetable oil

whole chicken • Onion • Carrot • Green beans • Bell pepper • Garlic • Allspice • Potatoes • Spinach • Celery (stalk only)

whole chicken legs • salt • black pepper • ground cumin • lemon • mustard • garlic cloves • cornstarch • all-purpose flour (about 60 grams) • vegetable oil • potatoes

water (2 liters) • large onion • Green onions or chives • Parsley • Chicken bouillon • chicken pieces • short-grain rice or sushi rice if unavailable (about 150 grams) • Salt • Black pepper • Cumin • MSG (optional) • Annatto or achiote coloring

chicken pieces • onions, finely diced • tomatoes, finely diced • green peas (about 100 grams) and 5 sprigs of parsley • blended or ground red chili peppers (about 100 grams) • minced garlic • Cumin, black pepper, salt to taste, and the juice of 1 lemon

water (1 liter) • servings of your preferred meat (I used beef) • pre-cooked oats (25 grams) • onion • bell pepper • garlic clove • Optional: tomato and carrot • oil • potatoes, cut in half

large ears of corn or (about 3 1/3 cups/500 grams kernels) • baking powder • cornstarch • eggs • evaporated milk • brown sugar • 1/2 cup (100 grams) butter or 1/4 cup vegetable oil • Anise to taste • singani (or substitute with brandy or pisco) • (about 2 cups/500 grams) fresh cheese • salt

heavy cream (400 ml) • sweet corn kernels (200 g) • cinnamon stick • sugar (100 g) • unflavored gelatin (10 g) • vanilla extract • strawberries, mint leaves, berry coulis, or caramel sauce for garnish

shredded dried beef (charque) (250 g) • long grain rice (about 300 g) • carrots, diced • bell pepper, diced • small tomato, diced • medium onion, diced • annatto powder (or red food coloring powder) (uruco) • Salt and pepper to taste • To serve: • fried eggs • fried plantain

salted roasted peanuts (about 170 grams) • potatoes • milk (about 180 ml) • Black pepper • Salt • Olive oil • Mild red chili pepper (such as mild paprika or mild chili powder) • eggs • Lettuce • Tomato • White or red onion

Beef bones (for broth) or beef short ribs • noodles or rice (about 150 grams) • peanuts (about 140 grams) • bell pepper • onion • carrot • garlic • green peas • parsley • celery • oregano • black pepper •

small onion • flour (about 16 grams) • butter (about 14 grams) • whole milk (about 480 ml) • salt • black pepper • chicken (optional) • mushrooms (optional, about 70 grams)

eggs • egg yolk • egg whites • oats (about 40 grams) • unsweetened natural cocoa powder • optional scoop protein powder • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon • chia seeds • Almonds and walnuts, to taste • Honey or fat-free chocolate syrup, to taste

cauliflower florets (about 150 grams) • broccoli florets (about 150 grams) • heavy cream (200 ml) • eggs • shredded mild cheese, or mozzarella cheese (about 150 grams) • Salt • Pepper, nutmeg (to taste)

cut-up chicken • Water and salt for brining (optional) • Soy sauce, to taste • mustard • Juice of 1 or 2 lemons • garlic cloves • water (about 120 ml) • Onion and bell peppers (optional) • Salt and pepper, to taste

picanha (about 600 grams) • potatoes • large onions • garlic cloves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Oregano, to taste • Thyme, to taste • Oil,

pasta of your choice (about 100 grams) • ground or diced beef (about 200 grams) • peas (about 35 grams) • diced carrot (about 35 grams) • large white onion • garlic, peeled • large potatoes, diced, or 6 small potatoes, halved • hot pepper (such as jalapeño or serrano) • tomato • Chopped green onion • Water • Oil •

medium bunches green onions • red onions • garlic cloves • green bell pepper • green beans • medium carrot • achojcha (caigua or stuffing cucumber; if unavailable, substitute with extra green bell pepper) • Shredded dried beef ('charque') from beef eye of round (use 3 handfuls) – see preparation at the end of the recipe • medium Yukon Gold potatoes or several small potatoes • (about 300 grams) regular white rice or 2 cups (about 400 grams) standard white rice • Ground yellow turmeric • beef bouillon powder (optional) •